Chris Colfer Calls Naya Rivera 'One Of A Kind' After Her Heartbreaking Death

Naya Rivera is being remembered by her younger sister, Nickayla, 25, just two and a half weeks after her tragic passing from an accidental drowning at the age of 33. The grieving sibling shared a black and white photo of her and the Glee star from when they were younger and added a sweet and devastating message to it that gave her followers a glimpse into her grief.

Naya Rivera’s death is as shocking as it is sad. The actress didn’t just leave behind a family who loved her but also a 4-year-old she shared with her ex-husband.

Chirs Colfer is remembering the late Naya Rivera. In a moving tribute for, the 30-year-old actor writes about the «nightmare» of his co-star's death, which happened after she went missing during a boating outing with her 4-year-old son, Josey, who was found safe on the boat. She was 33.«I find myself wondering if Naya was even real or if she was just a dream all along.

Chris Colfer doubted “anyone on Earth could give Naya Rivera the tribute she deserves.” But the 30-year-old actor, who acted alongside Naya between 2009-2014 on Glee, tried doing so anyways in a powerful essay that our sister publication Variety published on July 21. Chris, who played Kurt Hummel in the Fox series, marveled at Naya’s talent as she embodied the role of Santana Lopez, a fierce singer and cheerleader who was the true queen bee and also represented the LGBTQIA community.

Chris Colfer is one of the many people out there still mourning the untimely passing of his former Glee co-star Naya Rivera. The actor took to the media to write a heartbreaking tribute about his ‘cool older sister.’ As fans know, the two actors became quite close while on the set of the popular TV show.

According to Naya Rivera’s former co-star on Glee, Heather Morris, the lakeside vigil at Lake Piru, her place of death, is what called the actress “out of the water.” The 33-year-old actress took to her Twitter on Friday afternoon to share a photo of the ceremony along the lake’s shore. Many of her co-stars and family members were there, including Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, and Amber Riley.

After five agonizing days of a search operation at Lake Piru, the body of the former Glee actress was recovered. Naya Rivera, a daughter, mother and sister, was 33.

Glee," Lovato wrote. “The character you played was groundbreaking for tons of closeted queer girls (like me at the time) and open queer girls, and your ambition and accomplishments were inspiring to Latina women all over the world.

Naya Rivera, who played Santana Lopez on the wildly popular Fox musical seriesGlee, was declared dead Monday. She was 33.

Naya Rivera‘s body was discovered on the seventh anniversary of Cory Monteith‘s death and their co-star Kevin McHale believes he helped find her.

In news that shook the Glee-loving world, Naya Rivera, who played the fiery yet lovable Santana for the entire six-season run of the show, was found dead on July 13, five days after she went missing, following a day of boating with her young son, Josey, 4, in Lake Piru on July 8. After days of searching for her body, a law enforcement source confirmed to HollywoodLife, on Monday afternoon, that the actress died.

She will be loved, forever. Adam Levine, 41, paid tribute to his former music video co-star Kelly Preston, after the actress sadly lost her life to breast cancer at just 57 years old on July 12. To remember their time together, the Maroon 5 frontman took to Instagram to share a photo from his 2004 music video for “She Will Be Loved.” Adam and Kelly co-starred as forbidden lovers in the video.

The final text message sent by Naya Rivera prior to her disappearance on Wednesday gave authorities insight into their search before it came to a tragic end on Monday.

Naya Rivera was reported missing on Wednesday. The 33-year-old actress, best known for playing Santana Lopez on the hit series Glee, vanished after renting a pontoon boat with her four-year-old son Josey Dorsey.